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Choice Hotel
EXPO
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Visual Art
Boutique Hotel Chicago, IL
Cultural Arts Center Champaign, IL
Space for Performance Champaign, IL
Fall 2009 Senior Capstone
Spring 2009
Fall 2008
Graphite Colored Pencil Pen + Ink Photography
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University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Graduated December 21, 2009 Earl Prize Nominee Fall 2008 - Design and the Landscape Spring 2009 - Design and the City Completed Coursework Design Graphics for Architects, Strategies on Architectural Design, Design and the Landscape, Design and the City, Arch Development and Design Capstone Studio Technology HVAC and Lighting & Acoustics Structures Anatomy of Buildings, Construction of Buildings, Statics & Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials, Reinforced Concrete, Theory of Design of Steel & Timber Architectural History Medieval, Baroque & Rococo, Neoclassical Barrington Community High School Barrington, IL Graduated Top 10% in 2006 National Honor Society AP Scholar with Distinction AP Drawing and Painting Departmental Award 2006 AP Drawing and Painting Score - 5 Department of Mathematics Achievement Award 2006
Studio GC Architecture+Interiors Intern Architect
Revit Bootcamp Supervisor
Gilfillan Callahan Nelson Architects Intern Architect Assembly Hall Usher/Supervisor Savvy Spirit Boutique Sales Associate Barrington Hills Country Club Lifeguard
Chicago, IL Summer 2009 and After Graduation June 2009 Arlington Heights, IL Summer 2008, Winter Break 2008 Champaign, IL 2007-2009 Barrington, IL 2005-2007 Barrington Hills, IL 2004-2006
Technology
Revit, AutoCad, Google Sketch-Up, Rhinocerous, 3ds-Max, Vectorworks, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator
Professional Organizations
Alpha Rho Chi
Co-Ed Professional and Social Fraternity for Architecture and the Allied Arts
Worthy Scribe, Commissary Chair, Social Chair, Rock for Humanity Chair, White Rose Formal Chair Sketch This! Treasurer Unlimited Potential Treasurer Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society Active
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Pen + Ink
CHOICE HOTEL
5948 North Sheridan Road Edgewater, Chicago, IL 60660
Senior Capstone Project Fall 2009
[boutique hotel] 50,000 SF
The neighborhood of Edgewater, located only twenty minutes North of downtown Chicago, is a prime location to tap into all that Chicago has to offer. Public transit is abundant to both downtown and the suburbs, making it a convenient stay for anyone seeking to get a feel of
Chicago’s personality. 5948 North Sheridan’s location inspired the concept for this design, taking the culture people love from Chicago and embodying that love into one hotel. Rooms are themed in business, sports, cuisine, entertainment, and relaxation to represent Chicago’s trademark Loop, sports teams, museum campus, Grant Park, nightlife, and culinary tastes. Chicago is a vibrant and personable community which draws dynamic people with extreme talents and interests.
Choice Hotel is one location where guests can come to get a taste of
Chicago.
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Process
Entrance Perspective
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[Process evolved around the idea that no room should be more luxury than any other. Rather, each room
Process
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should contain ammeneties and luxury associated with penthouse suites.]
Location Plan
Site Plan
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Shading Devices [To optimize on the solar gain the hotel can achieve, the windows are placed and shaded to allow for the greatest heat in the winter and the most shade in the summer.
The windows are tilted at the summer sun angle so they are fully shaded in the summer
South Shading Device - Summer Solstice
South Shading Device - Winter Solstice
East Shading Device - Summer Solstice
months with the aid of the fixed shading devices on the
North and South windows. The East and West facades feature an user-operable full shading device to shade against the harsh low sun angles in the morning and evening.]
South Elevation
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Lobby Perspective
Sectional Perspective
B U S I N E S S
[Features accomodate the needs of traveling businessmen while providing free public transit passes, printing, and internet]
All-in-one work station Laptop Television
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Typical Plan
First Floor Plan
Sectional Perspective
Fitness Center Perspective
S P O R T S [Features accomodate sports fanatics with everything
they need on gameday including complimentary snacks and beverages to those supporting their favorite
Chicago team]
Lounge Seating Entertainment Center
Second Floor Plan
Typical Plan
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Cafe Perspective
Sectional Perspective
C U I S I N E [Features cater to the food connoisseur with decor
and ammeneties including complimentary wine in house and dinner at the neighborhood’s newest restaurants]
Dining table Wine rack
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Typical Plan
Third Floor Plan
Sectional Perspective
Entertainment Lounge Perspective
ENTERTAINMENT [Features host to the array of entertainment attractions Chicago has to offer with abundant entertaining space in rooms as well as complimentary tickets to new shows in the area]
Entertaining area
Fourth Floor Plan
Typical Plan
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Spa Perspective
Sectional Perspective
RELAXATION [Features such as the soft waterfall, soaking tub, lounge chair, and open floor plan accompanied by in-room massages and discounts at the in-house spa create the most serene experience for the guest]
Relaxation / massage chair
Serene waterfall Soaking tub
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Typical Plan
Fifth Floor Plan
Outer transparent layer Copper absorber heat pipe Vacuum tube Heat absorber Sloped earth
Roof Deck Perspective
Evacuated Tube Heat Pipe Solar Water Collector [An ideal choice to provide the hotel with hot water in the Chicago climate, these tubes are unaffected by wind and have the same efficiency in summer and winter months.
Sun passes through the outer tube to the absorber tube which
contains a small amount of liquid in a constant cycle of vaporization and condensation.
The vapour heats a second stream of liquid that feeds into the
heat tank, and then it condenses again to repeat the cycle.]
Return air filter Heating coil Outside air filter Outside air fan
Supply air fan Supply air vent Reinforced concrete slab
Roof Plan
Package Unit Heat Pump Detail
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Typical room mechanical system Metal ceiling track Wood ceiling 6� incandescent can lights Return air diffuser Air shaft User-controlled awnings Reinforced concrete wall User interface beyond Fan coil unit Supply louvers Filter box Supply hot water Return hot water Supply cold water Return cold water Condenser tray and drain Reinforced concrete slab
Typical Room Envelope Detail Metal flashing Batt insulation Reinforced concrete slab Aluminum ceiling track Channel Wood ceiling Angled wood shim Weather sealant Double glazed curtain wall @ 72 degree tilt Wood adjustable shades Metal flashing Batt insulation Wood framing for curtain wall Foam insulation Reinforced concrete slab Vapor barrier Granular Foam insulation Reinforced concrete footing
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Back wall detail
Reinforced concrete wall Hydroponic plants Growth medium Non-flamable fabric for stabalization Sloped earth Drainage gravel
Green wall detail Drip-line from supply source Supply source Adapter connected to supply pipe
Check valve @ every 4’0” elevation difference
Hydroponic plants in a growth medium and non-flamable fabric for stabalization
Corrosion-resistant panel 3’0” x 3’0”
Reinforced concrete wall Corrosion-resistant track system
Bolts Gutter to drain excess plant water
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Model
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Model
Floor Slabs and Glazing
Structural Walls
Structure [Each floor is a replica of the one below, allowing the walls between each hotel room to align to form continuous structural walls.
These North-South and EastWest to create strong lateral bracing. The egress, elevator, and atrium cores provide additional strengh. walls run both
Typical Room Model
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E X P O
202 North Walnut Street Champaign, IL 61820
Earl Prize Nominee Spring 2009
[cultural arts center] 50,000 SF
EXPO is designed to embody the idea that any form of the arts is never complete.
Rather, the value in
experiencing the arts is through the processes involved from the beginning stages through the advanced.
As you
proceed through cultural processes, one takes influences from the other arts.
Art is influenced through musical,
dance, theatre, and culinary experiences and all combinations thereof.
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Process
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Downtown Champaign
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Bands of steel and glass create sections of the building devoted to different visual and performing arts. Within these bands, onlookers from the street can see everything from start to finish pertaining to each art in each particualr band.
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Cultural Bands
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Basement
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Boiler Room Culinary Storage Theatre Storage Dance Storage Music Storage Woodshop Janitor
Kitchen Freezer Cooler Entrance Vestibule Lobby Box Office Dance Rehearsal / Green Room Black Box Theatre Restroom Trash
Culinary Teaching Culinary Prep Area Visual Arts Administration Flex Performance Space Dance Rehearsal Music Recording Studio Performing Arts Administration
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Outdoor Cafe Cafe Prep Area Individual Music Rehearsal Costume Shop Costume Storage Restroom Dressing Room Theatre Rehearsal
Outdoor Religious Assembly Classroom Group Music Rehearsal Individual Music Rehearsal Music Storage Flex Performance Space Theatre Rehearsal Digital Media Lab Photography Dark Room Janitor
Studio Gallery Classroom Restroom Janitor
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At the conclusion of the project, the entire studio collaborated to both design and build an exhibition space for the projects. in the small building on the
Located Northwest
corner of the site, the presentation catered to the community and received outstanding feedback on the positive impact the ideas, designs, and presentation have on creating a thriving cultural district for downtown
Champaign.
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Night Perspective
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F O R M
515 Old Timber Road Monticello, IL 61856
Earl Prize Nominee Fall 2008
[Space for Performance] 5,700 SF
Building a seamless experience that enhances the beauty of Robert Allerton Park; Form is extruded planes of landscape running parallel to rain drainage patterns.
These planes
come out of and fold back into the existing landscape and encourage movement through the landscape and building by following the natural contours of the site.
The floor
patterns, both inside and out, highlight the natural contours of the site and are filled with various materials to create a blurring of inside and outside environments. non-reflective glazing on the
Reflective and East and West
facades of the building blur the relationship between spaces by reflecting the surrounding landscape and allowing views to the interior.
Finally, the curved wooden ceiling of the interior performance space represents the canopy of the trees outside and both the shade and light it can provide its occupants below.
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Approach Perspective
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Robert Allerton Park Site Plan
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Interior Performance Space Outdoor Performance Space Entrance Vestibule Lobby Women’s Restroom Men’s Restroom Storage Women’s Green Room Men’s Green Room Janitor Service Entrance Building Operations and HVAC
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[Form took shape around the idea that this space for performance should essentially be an extension of the forest itself. In doing so, the building took on an organic shaped roof and ceiling to represent the tree canopy. The contours of the building follow the contours of the site to provide movement through the site and building. The shape provides an artful interpretation of the landscape Process without taking away from the landscape itself.]
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Interior Performance Space Perspective
Outdoor Performance Space Perspective
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VISUAL
ART
Graphite
Pen + Ink
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Graphite
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Colored Pencil
Graphite
Graphite
Colored Pencil
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Pen + Ink
Graphite
Scratchboard
Mixed Media
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